Chapter 5: Escape and return to the clan. She will definitely defeat her old enemy! ...
Shen Wenji clearly remembered that he had just given Xie Yunqing half of the pot.
Looking at the jade pot in her hand, she suddenly realized that Xie Yunqing must have replaced it when she was not paying attention.
But why did he leave the full pot for her? Could it be that he suddenly had a change of heart?
Shen Wenji couldn't figure out the reason, so he simply stopped worrying about it.
Anyway, after I get out, I'll find Xie Yunqing and ask him clearly.
She squatted down and poured the spiritual spring water onto the lid of the jade pot, feeding it to the red fox in small sips.
The little fox suddenly moved its ears and opened its amber eyes.
The look in his eyes was cunning and smart. He looked at Shen Wenji for a long time, then licked her palm with his tongue in a flattering manner.
Then, in the blink of an eye, the little guy turned into a red light and rushed into the secret jungle.
The wet stains on my palms hadn't dried yet, but the fox had disappeared without a trace.
Shen Wenji was petrified, and she gritted her teeth belatedly. It seemed like she had been deceived?
Looking at the little remaining spiritual spring water, Shen Wenji sealed his heart and locked his love, not daring to delay any longer, and quickly rushed to the finish line.
She thought she could take the lead, but unexpectedly Xie Yunqing was already waiting there.
The young man looked normal, as if he was not the one whose Qi was out of control in the secret realm before.
But the fiery red plush thing in his arms was particularly eye-catching...
Wait! Isn't this the cunning fox who just cheated her out of the spiritual spring water?
"Great, I finally caught him!" Shen Wenji's eyes burned with anger, and he immediately rolled up his sleeves and rushed over aggressively.
Xie Yunqing caught a glimpse of her figure from the corner of his eye, and with a flick of his fingertips, the red fox leaped into the forest like an arrow, disappearing in an instant.
Shen Wenji: “?”
She pointed in disbelief in the direction the red fox had fled and asked, "Your spirit pet?"
Xie Yunqing shook his head: "I don't know him."
"Don't lie to me!" Shen Wenji frowned, "I just saw you holding it!"
"I held it, so does that mean it's mine?" Xie Yunqing's lips curled slightly, and a soft hum rolled out of his throat: "I even held you, so are you mine?"
“…”
A moment of silence.
Shen Wenji choked, his ears slightly hot, and then he said angrily: "I can't argue with you, okay?"
Just at this moment, the inspector came forward, interrupted the argument between the two, and asked to check the amount of spiritual spring water in the jade pot.
The result was unexpected. The spiritual spring water in Shen Wenji's pot was even less than that in Xie Yunqing's.
Xie Yunqing's eyes paused, and he looked at her Yu Hu: "You..."
"It's all thanks to that fox." Shen Wenji became angrier the more he thought about it. "I was so kind to save it, but it just ran away without a trace."
She glanced sideways at Xie Yunqing, half believing and half doubting him.
This red fox is so elusive and so close to him that he always feels that it is related to Xie Yunqing.
The result of the Tianxuan Sect trial has finally been settled.
Shen Wenji was ranked below Xie Yunqing by a hair's breadth and missed the chance to become the chief disciple.
She clenched her fists and stopped the cold figure in the spotlight. "Xie Yunqing, do you dare to challenge me in a fair duel?"
Suddenly, there were bursts of sneers all around.
Xie Yunqing, however, remained calm and asked calmly, "Now? Here?"
Shen Wenji nodded, and with a flick of his wrist, a sharp sword energy broke through the air with the clanging sound of the long sword being unsheathed.
"Please give me some advice!" Shen Wenji's voice was deliberately lowered, with a bit of the clarity of a young man.
Xie Yunqing's body moved sideways an inch like a ghost, just avoiding the sharp sword energy.
He used the hilt of his sword to lightly touch the acupoint on Shen Wenji's wrist, and his gentle voice was filled with helplessness: "Junior Brother Shen's swordsmanship is exquisite, but..."
"Too upright."
Junior Brother Shen? This guy is too much!
She hasn't even joined the Tianxuan Sect yet, but he has already brazenly called himself the first disciple. This is definitely a provocation!
Shen Wenji's blood surged and he changed his moves quickly.
"What's wrong with being upright?" She thrust her sword even faster, stabbing Xie Yunqing in the heart. "It's better than some people who appear to be bright and upright on the surface, but secretly harbor unknown intentions!"
Xie Yunqing's eyes flickered when he heard this.
He swung his sword to block the invisible energy, and gently patted Shen Wenji's shoulder with his left hand: "Junior Brother Shen, don't wrongly accuse me."
This palm seemed gentle, but it forced Shen Wenji to step back before she could steady herself. She was horrified. She had already used 80% of her strength, but the other party was so comfortable with it, even on par with her!
“Come again!”
"Junior Brother Shen, you're too impatient. I won't fight you today." Xie Yunqing suddenly leaned in close, his moist, warm breath instantly wafting over the skin behind his ear. He softly suggested, "The longsword doesn't suit you. Why not try a different weapon?"
Shen Wenji: “?”
Is there anything so humiliating?
Although some of what Xie Yunqing said was correct, she was not in good condition today, and even if she tried her best, she might not be able to defeat Xie Yunqing.
She fiercely sheathed her sword, her chest heaving violently, and angrily retorted, "What do you care what I use it for!"
"I'm just making a reasonable suggestion. There's no need to get angry, Brother Shen."
“…”
After the little episode, Xie Yunqing became the new chief disciple of Tianxuan Sect as expected. He was accepted as a disciple by the sect leader on the spot and recorded in the book.
Shen Wenji, the second-place candidate, was not neglected either. All the elders were vying for her, and even the sect leader was interested in accepting another disciple.
But Shen Wenji was in a depressed mood and didn't even attend the celebration banquet. He returned to his room without saying a word.
The next day was the formal apprenticeship ceremony for the new disciples of Tianxuan Sect.
The head of the sect learned that Xie Yunqing and Shen Wenji had a deep connection, so he specially asked him to give Shen Wenji the inner disciple uniform and name jade card.
He also instructed Xie Yunqing to be a good lobbyist and persuade Shen Wenji to become the master's disciple tomorrow.
Xie Yunqing readily agreed, and took this opportunity to knock on Shen Wenji's door with a bunch of things.
When Shen Wenji opened the door and saw him, his face was not very good, as if he was still angry. He glanced at him roughly and asked rudely, "Is there something wrong?"
"Junior Brother Shen." Xie Yunqing snorted a laugh, the ending tone rising, "I asked the Sect Master to send some to you..."
Before he could finish his words, his robe and jade token were taken away.
With a "bang", Shen Wenji slammed the door shut without any hesitation, not giving him any face at all.
After being turned away, Xie Yunqing touched his nose awkwardly and called out slowly from outside the door: "Junior Brother Shen, I hope you can consider becoming the head disciple."
His tone was familiar: "After all, we have a good relationship. We will be in the same sect in the future, so I can take care of you."
Shen Wenji threw the things on the bed and rolled his eyes in annoyance.
Muttering softly: "Who is on good terms with you?"
She doesn't want to worship in Tianxuan Sect.
As we all know, the chief disciple has the highest status among all disciples.
That means that no matter which elder the new disciples are from, when they see Xie Yunqing, they must respectfully address him as "Senior Brother Xie."
This guy actually wanted to encourage her to become the master's disciple and become his direct junior sister? No, it should be his junior brother.
Not to mention her secret of being a man, it would inevitably be exposed if she were to spend every day with him.
Even though she was dressed as a woman, the thought of having to call Xie Yunqing "Senior Brother" every day when she saw him made her gasp and a chill ran down her spine.
In her entire life, she would never call Xie Yunqing "Senior Brother"!
But the question arises again, if she doesn't become a disciple of Tianxuan Sect, what should she do?
She couldn't go back home anytime soon, at least until her mother calmed down. Otherwise, if she went back while her mother was still angry, she would suffer a lot.
Now, should she give up the opportunity in front of her and go to another sect to make a living?
While I was hesitating, I heard the sound of birds singing outside the window, accompanied by the sound of knocking on the window again and again, regular and rhythmic.
Shen Wenji opened the window, but saw only falling feathers and a letter placed by the window.
Two words were written in a flamboyant style on the front - Susu.
A blush crept up from her neck to her cheeks, and the letter felt like a hot potato.
Shen Wenji turned it upside down in a panic, his fingertips pressing on the envelope almost spasmodically.
He glanced around vigilantly, afraid that these two words would be seen by others.
Susu can barely be considered her nickname.
Because she was greedy when she was young, she especially loved to eat the various pastries made by her mother, such as peach blossom pastries, butterfly pastries, red bean pastries...
Her mother used this as a joke and often called her "Susu".
No one knew this name except her closest relatives.
Presumably, this letter was sent to her by her mother. Shen Wenji's eyes fell on the letter.
The seal of the letter was stuck with a pink flower, which had some magic cast on it, and it could be easily untied with a wave of the hand.
A letter that could be sent expedited by my mother using tracking technology must be something extremely important.
Shen Wenji didn't dare to hesitate and opened it quickly.
Although she was mentally prepared, she still widened her eyes when she actually saw the content of the letter.
[Wen Ji, return quickly. The position of clan leader is waiting for you to inherit. This is a matter of great importance and no delay is allowed.]
Wait, she wasn't hallucinating, was she?!
Shen Wenji rubbed his eyes and read it again word by word.
The position of suzerain? Waiting for me to inherit?
Did this harsh and stern mother take the wrong medicine? Or has she truly changed? Or has something major happened within the sect?
Despite many puzzles, Shen Wenji would not let the pie that fell from the sky go unnoticed.
The missed opportunity to become the chief disciple was no longer important. Her worries and depression were swept away, and her mind was filled with the idea of a happy life after inheriting the sect.
What does Xie Yunqing’s position as a mere district chief mean?
When she takes charge of the sect, all the secret manuals and magical weapons will be in her hands, and defeating Xie Yunqing will be just around the corner!
She must defeat her old enemy!
Hesitating for even a second longer would be disrespectful to the inherited sect. Shen Wenji didn't even pack up the things in the house, and immediately escaped from Tianxuan Sect through the window.
Why would I want to be your disciple? It's not as good as being the sect leader!
Two hours later.
Xie Yunqing came to Shen Wenji's door again on the pretext of checking whether the inner disciples' attire was suitable.
He knocked on the door politely for a long time and said some nice words in a gentle voice, but got no response.
So he had no choice but to use his spiritual sense to investigate the situation inside the house.
There was no sign of life in the empty room.
Could it be that something unexpected had happened? Impossible, he hadn't noticed any unusual movement of demonic energy.
Xie Yunqing looked flustered and kicked the door open. All he saw were neatly arranged personal belongings, filled with traces of life, as if the owner of the room had just gone out for a stroll.
The only things that were a bit messy were the disciple's uniforms on the bed and the jade plaque with Shen Wenji's name and the emblem of Tianxuan Sect engraved on it. They were thrown on the bed casually, and the owner didn't seem to care.
Xie Yunqing picked up a piece of letter paper on the table. On it were written a few words in a familiar, sloppy handwriting: My ambition is not here, don't think about me since I'm gone.
His hands involuntarily clenched, and he crumpled the letter into a ball. He looked towards the open window with a gloomy face, and laughed in anger.
The author has something to say:
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Xiao Xie grabbed the back of Chihu's neck and said: "Her spiritual spring water can only be drunk by me! Who allowed you to pretend to deceive her?" [Breaking down crying]
The red fox blinked its innocent eyes and wagged its fluffy tail. [Poor]
Xiao Xie gritted his teeth: "Stop pretending to be pathetic, I'm asking you a question!" [rolling eyes]
It seems that our Susu is too kind~ [dog head holding a rose]
P.S.: This article is about two strong characters. The male protagonist will not always be the best of the female protagonist. Our Susu is a growth-oriented character. The male protagonist is now stronger than the female protagonist because Xiao Xie paid a price.
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